COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RISK ADMINISTRATION IN DISASTERS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AFY 5009 RISK ADMINISTRATION IN DISASTERS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Disaster Administration

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZERRIN TOPRAK KARAMAN

Offered to

Disaster Administration

Course Objective

Disaster risk management is the first and the most important step of the disaster management process. Disaster risk management is significant for managed public resources and mitigated irreparable damages after disaster occured. Central and local governments have more responsibilities related with disaster risk management. This course purpose to upskill students systematically to manage disaster risk.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to recognize risk mangement structures in Public Administration
2   Be able to describe risk management concept in disasters
3   Be able to cognize and practice risk management tools
4   Be able to measure risk magnitude
5   Be able to classificate risks,
6   Be able to describe the importance of risk management in the process of disaster administration
7   e able to evaluate performance of risk management and cognize integrated risk management

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A General Overview of the Course and Introduction,
2 The aim and the importance of damage mitigation works in disaster administration
3 Strategies of damage mitigation works and risk corelation
4 Describing disaster risks
5 Classifying disaster risks
6 Disaster risk probability and magnitude of effect
7 Disaster risk matrix,
8 Mid-term exam
9 Disaster risk tolerance,
10 Disaster risk management structuring
11 Risk management tools
12 Performance evaluation in risk management,
13 Risk management exercises
14 General assessment and presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Baas, S. vd. (2008). Disaster Risk Management Systems Analysis. Institutions For Disaster Risk Management. Food And Agriculture Organisation Of The United Nations. Rome. Italy. ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ai504e/ai504e00.pdf, 31.01.2012.

UNESCO. (2010). Risk Management Training. Scientifi and Cultural Organization. Paris. France.

Kadıoğlu, M. (2011). Afet Yönetimi Beklenilmeyeni Beklemek, En Kötüsünü Yönetmek. T.C. Marmara Belediyeler Birliği Yayını. Istanbul.

Pelling, M. vd. (2004). Reducing Disaster Risk A Challenge For Development. United Nations Development Programme. John S. Swift Co. New York. USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To remind the topics of the previous lesson for 15 minutes.
To give a general overview on the topic of the current week.
To give a lecture accompanied by a presentation prepared using the materials provided by the basic course book and other resources.
To make control-oriented brainstorming practices during some weeks.
To support the course topics with sample event examinations.
To analyze the given case studies.
To internalize the knowledge of students through homework applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gokhan.tenikler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 129

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.132
LO.243
LO.3342
LO.423
LO.534
LO.6424
LO.74232

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